Trends Housing Affordability Flagging Fast in 2018 Researchers at Arch Mortgage Insurance are estimating that affordability will thin out this year at the fastest pace in 25 years. Average...
Trends ... And the Water Don't Rise: Miami's War Against Flooding Flooding in Miami is so severe and consistent that there is such a concept as "sunny day flooding," where residents can anticipate its...
Trends Subprime Mortgages in Demand, Reincarnated as 'Nonprime Market' Carrington Mortgage Holdings, a midsized lender based in California, will be entering the "nonprime" mortgage market, offering loans to...
Trends Single-Family Rentals Are Becoming More Popular Than Apartments Renting a single-family home has become more popular than renting an apartment. A new report from RentCafé found that the number house...
Outdoor Living Outdoor Living, Landscaping Trends for 2018 This year, many homeowners are seeking to create an outdoor living oasis in their backyards. A new Houzz report found that 88 percent of...
Trends Refinance Volume Hit Decade Low The share of refinance applications accounted for only 38 percent of all loan activity last week, sinking to the lowest level in 10 years,...
Trends This Listing Represents Silicon Valley's Overheated Housing Market A San Jose home with severe fire damage from two years ago is now on the market, listed at $800,000. The realtor handling the sale explains...
Trends Homebuying Assistance Programs for First-Timers First-time homebuyers may need assistance qualifying and securing mortgages for a variety of reasons. The following programs provide...
Trends Tampa Is Undergoing a Development Face-Lift Buoyed by a robust labor market, growing interest from developers and investors, and a collection of "Tampapreneurs," redevelopment efforts...
Trends Homebuying Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Homebuying in 2018 is, not surprisingly, quite different from the buying market and economy of 1958. Yet, many of the current housing issues...